New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-02
HEWITT is FOR FELLOWS.
HE WRITES A LETTER TO HARLEM MEN.
TIE GIVES REASONS WHY FITZGERALD WAS PUT FOR
wARn ny IuE ConNIY DEMOCRACY.

TIE OWES REASONS WHY FITZGERALD WAS PUT FOR
WARD by THE COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
Tho Harlem Democratic Club held mass meeting last
evening their hall, No. IL East One hundred and
tweny st. for tho purpose of ratifylng tho Dem
ocratic sta and local tickets. The hall was comfort
ably filed with moderately enthusiastic audience
Major J. r. McNulty, president OF the club presided
The SD alcrs were Colonel John Il. Fellows Assembly
man Jacob A. CanIoI, Assistant District Attorney James
Fitzgerald and Nicholas r. O'Connor, nominee for tho
Assembly.
Mayor Hewitt sent 10 ng letter to the club, the
main points Of which given herewith. He says
that he has decided to ako no part In tho political
meetings which will be held between now ana election
day, but there Is Why a citizen, no should
not express his opinions In roferoncc to the candidates
and ths principles at ISSUE o says that after the lres
dental camuagn of SIG this community became tined OF
villa wa, denOmnated az " Boss rule He TOOK an active
part In this movement and was punished by refusal
on the part tho Democratic machine to rcnomlnao
him for Congress.
The Mayor declares that he does not know of tho OK
iscnco Of any such =" bosses III INC CITY at thla
time. He adds:
But have encountered another and new kind Of
boss, who has given me great deal OF unsougit al
vice and large amount Of unnecessary bu.ldozing;
re fer TO the n paper boss Sitting in his editorial
sanctum like brOOdng Buddha. he does not hesitate
10 claim onnlsclence and to endow himself with ON
Impotence. Tho polit cal t,-s sa- responsible only
TO IL party thc newspaper b".s Responsible t. his
own pocket lie as iugerjus - ho Is dospoc
He must be an pressed. Otherwise, parties, upon
tho healthfu existence Of which irce vcrnmtnt ne
penis, will be destroyed and tue voI"is VIII Do com.
irll,u to o,l nsr between newspaper tickets instead
I'll putty nominations.
STRANGE NEWS ABOUT Young MR. NIcoLI-
Tie Mavor makes tho astonishing assertion that
Mr. NItoll opud have had tho n'nnaiior for District
Attorney IL he al asked for II IN september, but that
he then snnpu"ccd his intention of retiring to private
life and rc-umlng tho practice of his profession IL
WAS pretty generally understood last August that MI
Fitzgerald wa, tho choice of Justice Power for District
Attorney and that ho would bo named by the County
Democracy for the place The Mayor docams that
Colonel Fellows had also announced his intention Of
retiring from Office and taking up private practice
at tho end Of the year The Mayor adds:
In TIN, state of affair. tho next assistant, Mr..
IXgra d. wa. tho natural nominee. aud al tine leaders
OF the oreaniAalon 10 Whrn ho bc'oh7rh ',1'i'vI !"
concur In the proprcty Of hl. nomination. This con
ciu-ion not the work OF any one man. but was mo
weight with the pubIt. III this condition Of a'a'.-
the nomination Of Mr. Nicol demanded by certain
newspapers which are either not the organs OF thr
Democratic party or are distinctly opposed Ia IT, prn
cpe,. Mr. N oil, at first reluctant finally cue
Cunbcl 10 the al llatOn with which hi- advocacy
was accompanid d. This inJudcOus conrsc made his
candidacy unacceptable TO ,ci rc'prcl'ns men, ana
which he neither expected nor desired
HARD NAMES 10. THE NOV Mn FoI NICoGI-
The Republicans who, IN my own case. refused to
indol a Democratic candidate. wcrc prompt enough
the opporuni fomcnt di,conI IA the ranks
Of fh.r opponents by the open nomination Of two
Democrats. thus making tho Lumi iAuns confession
tnai thy nave uo men ia their own party who have tho
oOufsg' AM abLiy to effect reform, promote lu-u-o
AID puni-n crmc The deduction iioAi thc-o fat, j.
GEAR that the Niol movonent -, IN H. incept on,
new paper adVr4t-Iuc drige, ami I'm Us conclusion
d-g a,olui ST. atag"m OF tno Republic managers to
inortlle tne Democratic parry, in the hope that the
coufu,.0 thu, TrUlu,ci wal drirrAiIF the frc-.-
dental contest lu l7o. in iavO OF the lpli-au- Who
we've driven from power Ia l77i by ih' election Of
Grover (icyr1fi
mo scheme is lu.onlou-. but q (. based upon the
AIKEN d'a that the pcoPc are foo-.
Tho Mayor dcprccatc- IN personal attack, 60 ouc
Fellow AM say- h- ncislbDr, are ~wl,nes,c, 10 has
simple Christian nic."
wHEEr WILL TIME PpE DOODLE CAerS COME III
1hoe Is great accumulation ~ criminal business
the Ii,tict-Ntorn,y = Olicc Tie bal cases waiting
submission to tir Gian jury are numbered 10y thon-
sands. Tho Ma. Or s.y- that one Of tAe cAcf aims
II has administration Is to sco that thee ban case,
disposed that, when stIc,t- are made punish
ncnt may promptly follow the violation Of Jaw an
that Colonel Fellows ha, pledged hm,,if. If c.cctcl,
TO carry out tA., nccl,d reform Ia conclusion Tie
Mayor says
and biOa .cI Wow I" be- taken sin,o tho cI"'o OF
ne war tie 1rmocrAto pa"y have made
an hcioc 'truSge XIII" 1r'''" riey
,rr now fn poucr, bus all efforts 10
,. -en Llrcn, OF taAaiu Law BE- h"itir" D, lh'
Ict ,nhIi,an Iauy There {, no" VA'l fhnd a''u'u-
,,tai ia io ,pa.urv the control OF when tWinP-
mon hung r. an, ttir-t The "n'y sarN ~ - "a /
stern incg.ity OF toe rmocrailc AlI"' ,. t,
., 81 The treasury ouhcr, AMI 10 ech"nc- I'rr- ~
+" rAo purpo-cs Of our Government am 10 '.' ~
IA. ,..uc. AMI lcr Them keep ever ia 'i ia. thr4
IL mo- safely except by the continuance ]" pow ~.
The Democratic Aimini-i alton wl1n nv r,,enl 81
,tncc. hy hg.d r,onpuy, by Stern en- Vi
,h t.,r ana, bv Inc u.,npt punishment Of crm' -
now constituted, there &, no room III NV "'''''"
party Tor corruption aud hau"